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Fourteenth Parliament of Singapore ______ FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE _____________ First Session _____________ REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF SELECTION Parl. 1 of 2020 _________ Presented to Parliament: 9 September 2020 _________ 2 Members of the Committee of Selection Mr Speaker (Mr Tan Chuan-Jin) (Chairman) Ms Indranee Rajah, Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance, Second Minister for National Development and Leader of the House Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Health Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng Mr Pritam Singh, Leader of the Opposition Dr Tan See Leng, Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Manpower Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law Mr Zaqy Mohamad, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Manpower, and Deputy Leader of the House 3 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF SELECTION (First Session) The Committee of Selection appointed under Standing Order No. 100 (1) has agreed to the following Report: 1. The Committee has nominated the following to be Members of the respective Standing Select Committees under the Standing Orders: Estimates Committeea: Mr Lim Biow Chuan Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim Miss Rachel Ong Mr Sitoh Yih Pin Mr Vikram Nair Mr Yip Hon Weng Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim Standing Orders Committeeb: Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song Ms Indranee Rajah Dr Janil Puthucheary Mr Sharael Taha Ms Sim Ann Mr Alvin Tan Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye Public Petitions Committeec: Mr S Iswaran Mr Ong Ye Kung Ms Raeesah Khan Ms Rahayu Mahzam Ms Hany Soh Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai Mr Lawrence Wong Committee of Privilegesd: Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien Ms Indranee Rajah Mr Desmond Lee Mr Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad Mr K Shanmugam Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong Mr Don Wee a Mr Ang Wei Neng is Chairman of the Committee appointed by Speaker. b The Speaker is Chairman and the Deputy Speakers are Members of the Committee ex officio. c The Speaker is Chairman of the Committee ex officio. d The Speaker is Chairman of the Committee ex officio. 4 Public Accounts Committeee : Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis Mr Derrick Goh Mr Kwek Hian Chuan Henry Ms Poh Li San Mr Saktiandi Supaat Dr Tan Wu Meng House Committeef: Miss Cheng Li Hui Mr Eric Chua Ms He Ting Ru Mr Mohd Fahmi Bin Aliman Ms Ng Ling Ling Ms Joan Pereira Ms Yeo Wan Ling 2. The Committee has nominated the following to be Members of the Special Select Committee under the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore: Special Select Committee on Nominations for Appointment as Nominated Members of Parliamentg: Mr Chan Chun Sing Mr Gan Kim Yong Ms Gan Siow Huang Ms Indranee Rajah Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman Mr Leon Perera Dr Vivian Balakrishnan e Ms Foo Mee Har is Chairman of the Committee appointed by Speaker. f The Speaker is Chairman of the Committee ex officio. g The Speaker is Chairman of the Committee ex officio. 5 MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS _____________________________ 1st Meeting ______________________________ Tuesday, 8 September 2020 1.00 pm ______________________________ PRESENT: Mr Speaker (Mr Tan Chuan-Jin) (in the Chair) Ms Indranee Rajah Dr Koh Poh Koon Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng Mr Pritam Singh Dr Tan See Leng Mr Zaqy Mohamad ABSENT: Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai _____________________________ 1 The Committee deliberated on nominations of Members to Standing Select Committees [S.Os. 100 (1) to (7)]. Agreed- (a) that Mr Lim Biow Chuan, Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim, Miss Rachel Ong, Mr Sitoh Yih Pin, Mr Vikram Nair, Mr Yip Hon Weng, and Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim be nominated to the Estimates Committee; (b) that Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song, Ms Indranee Rajah, Dr Janil Puthucheary, Mr Sharael Taha, Ms Sim Ann, Mr Alvin Tan, and Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye be nominated to the Standing Orders Committee; (c) that Mr S Iswaran, Mr Ong Ye Kung, Ms Raeesah Khan, Ms Rahayu Mahzam, Ms Hany Soh, Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai, and Mr Lawrence Wong be nominated to the Public Petitions Committee; and (d) that Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien, Ms Indranee Rajah, Mr Desmond Lee, Mr Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad, Mr K Shanmugam, Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong, and Mr Don Wee be nominated to the Committee of Privileges. (e) that Miss Cheryl Chan Wei Ling, Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis, Mr Derrick Goh, Mr Kwek Hian Chuan Henry, Ms Poh Li San, Mr Saktiandi Supaat, and Dr Tan Wu Meng be nominated to the Public Accounts Committee; 6 (f) that Miss Cheng Li Hui, Mr Eric Chua, Ms He Ting Ru, Mr Mohd Fahmi Bin Aliman, Ms Ng Ling Ling, Ms Joan Pereira, and Ms Yeo Wan Ling be nominated to the House Committee; 2 The Committee deliberated on nominations to the Special Select Committee on Nominations for Appointment as Nominated Members of Parliament [Fourth Schedule to the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore]. Agreed that Mr Chan Chun Sing, Mr Gan Kim Yong, Ms Gan Siow Huang, Ms Indranee Rajah, Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, Mr Leon Perera, and Dr Vivian Balakrishnan be nominated to the Special Select Committee on Nominations for Appointment as Nominated Members of Parliament. Report 3 The Chairman’s report brought up and read the first time. 4 Resolved, “That the Chairman’s report be read a second time paragraph by paragraph.”. Paragraphs 1 and 2 read and agreed to. 5 Resolved, “That this report be the report of the Committee to Parliament.”. 6 Agreed that the Chairman do present the Report to Parliament when copies are available for distribution to Members of Parliament. Adjourned sine die .
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